If the likes of Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page were the guitar gods who came before him, then Eddie Van Halen was the young upstart who crashed the rock 'n' roll party in the mid '70s and simply refused to leave.
Along with his Van Halen bandmates – brother Alex on drums, singer and fellow showman David Lee Roth and bass player Michael Anthony – Eddie Van Halen announced himself to the world with the band's self-titled debut album in 1978.At a time when the pursuit of rock 'n' roll stardom was taking itself a bit too seriously and disco was dominating the charts, Eddie Van Halen came along, grinning from ear to ear and ripping out guitar solos like he was having the time of his life.
A couple of years before original singer 'Diamond' David Lee Roth was replaced, Van Halen released their chart-topping albumcontained the songwith its instantly recognisable drum and guitar intro, each seemingly vying for the greatest attention, plus a film clip that was classic Van Halen. However it was, with Eddie's riffing, that stood out for its sheer bombast, distilling all his years of practice, the countless gigs and endless good times into one mighty song.
"sounds so elaborate because of the instrumentation" and says the song is "more pop-popular, but I don't see what's wrong with that. I would love to have written a Christmas carol." The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and helped propelto top spot on the albums chart. "I think people were afraid that Van Halen would start sounding like one of Sammy's solo albums," Eddie said.
Good bye Eddie. Gone from this life, but never forgotten. See you again in the next world. x
That's what I always remember most about him, that grin of his, the pure joy of his playing. I was always so much a part of every show. RIP Eddie. And thank you.
What have you got against disco?
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